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South Africa

South Africa's topography is characterized by a high central plateau, known as the Highveld, which lies at elevations between 1,200 and 1,800 meters (3,937 to 5,906 feet) above sea level. This plateau is encircled by the Great Escarpment, a prominent mountainous feature that includes the Drakensberg Mountains,…

Average elevation: 221 m

Stellenbosch

South Africa > Western Cape > Cape Winelands District Municipality > Stellenbosch Local Municipality

Stellenbosch is 53 km (33 mi) east of Cape Town via National Route N1. Stellenbosch is in a hilly region of the Cape Winelands, and is sheltered in a valley at an average elevation of 136 m (446 ft), flanked on the west by Papegaaiberg (Afrikaans: Parrot Mountain), which is actually a hill. To the south is…

Average elevation: 287 m

Pretoria

South Africa > Gauteng > City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality

Pretoria is situated approximately 55 km (34 mi) north-northeast of Johannesburg in the northeast of South Africa, in a transitional belt between the plateau of the Highveld to the south and the lower-lying Bushveld to the north. It lies at an altitude of about 1,339 m (4,393 ft) above sea level, in a warm,…

Average elevation: 1,363 m

Gauteng

South Africa

Gauteng's southern border is the Vaal River, which separates it from the Free State. It also borders on North West to the west, Limpopo to the north, and Mpumalanga to the east. Gauteng is the only landlocked province of South Africa without a foreign border. Most of Gauteng is on the Highveld, a high-altitude…

Average elevation: 1,405 m

Silver Lakes

United States > Indiana > Clark County > Clarksville

Average elevation: 142 m

St. Louis

United States > Missouri

Average elevation: 143 m

City of Cape Town

South Africa > Western Cape

Average elevation: 114 m

Cleremont Meadows

Barbados > Saint James

Average elevation: 96 m

Seabrook

United States > Georgia > Liberty County

Average elevation: 7 m

Scotland

United Kingdom

A significant exception to the above are the fossil-bearing beds of Old Red Sandstones found principally along the Moray Firth coast. The Highlands are generally mountainous and the highest elevations in the British Isles are found here. Scotland has over 790 islands divided into four main groups: Shetland,…

Average elevation: 36 m

Durbanville

South Africa > Western Cape > City of Cape Town

Durbanville is situated in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, approximately 28 kilometres (17.4 mi) north-east of the city, bordered by Bellville to the south, Brackenfell to the south-east and Kraaifontein to the east. It lies at an altitude of between 100 m (328 ft) to 240 m (787 ft), in the vast rolling…

Average elevation: 157 m

Staten Island

United States > New York > New York

Average elevation: 11 m

Staten Island

United States > New York > New York

The highest point on the island, the summit of Todt Hill, elevation 401 ft (122 m), is also the highest point in the five boroughs, as well as the highest point on the Atlantic coastal plain south of Great Blue Hill in Massachusetts and the highest point on the coast proper south of Maine's Camden Hills.…

Average elevation: 9 m

Eberswalde

Germany > Brandenburg > Barnim

Average elevation: 53 m

Drakensberg

Lesotho > Mokhotlong District

The Drakensberg (Zulu: uKhahlamba, Sotho: Maloti, Afrikaans: Drakensberge) is the eastern portion of the Great Escarpment, which encloses the central Southern African plateau. The Great Escarpment reaches its greatest elevation – 2,000 to 3,482 metres (6,562 to 11,424 feet) within the border region of South…

Average elevation: 3,286 m

Secunda

South Africa > Mpumalanga > Gert Sibande

Average elevation: 1,619 m

Brunei

Average elevation: 100 m

Johannesburg

South Africa > Gauteng > City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality

Johannesburg is located in the eastern plateau area of South Africa known as the Highveld, at an elevation of 1,753 metres (5,751 ft). The former Central Business District is located on the southern side of the prominent ridge called the Witwatersrand (English: White Water's Ridge) and the terrain falls to the…

Average elevation: 1,615 m

Cape Town

South Africa > Western Cape > City of Cape Town

The Cape Peninsula is 52 km long from Mouille Point in the north to Cape Point in the south, with an area of about 470 km2, and it displays more topographical variety than other similar sized areas in southern Africa, and consequently spectacular scenery. There are diverse low-nutrient soils, large rocky…

Average elevation: 53 m

Berkenwoude

Netherlands > South Holland

Average elevation: -1 m

Anglesey

United Kingdom > Wales > Isle of Anglesey

Average elevation: 43 m

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia > Kuala Lumpur

Located in the centre of Selangor state, Kuala Lumpur was a territory of Selangor State Government. In 1974, Kuala Lumpur was split off from Selangor to form the first Federal Territory governed directly by the Malaysian federal government. Its location in the most developed state on the west coast of…

Average elevation: 127 m

Harding County

United States > South Dakota

Average elevation: 930 m

Orkney Islands

United Kingdom > Scotland

The southern group of islands surrounds Scapa Flow. Hoy, to the west, is the second largest of the Orkney Isles and Ward Hill at its northern end is the highest elevation in the archipelago. The Old Man of Hoy is a well-known seastack. Graemsay and Flotta are both linked by ferry to the Mainland and Hoy, and…

Average elevation: 7 m

Hillcrest

South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

Hillcrest is situated in the Upper Highway Area of Durban, approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) north-west of the city and is bordered by Gillitts and Everton to the east, Waterfall to the north-east and Botha's Hill and Assagay to the north-west. It lies at an altitude of approximately 680 m (2231 ft) above…

Average elevation: 625 m

Western Cape

South Africa

The province is topographically exceptionally diverse. Most of the province falls within the Cape Fold Belt, a set of nearly parallel ranges of sandstone folded mountains of Cambrian-Ordovician age (the age of the rocks is from 510 to about 330 million years ago; their folding into mountains occurred about 350…

Average elevation: 581 m

KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa

KwaZulu-Natal has a varied yet verdant climate thanks to diverse, complex topography. Generally, the coast is subtropical with inland regions becoming progressively colder. Durban on the south coast has an annual rainfall of 1009 mm, with daytime maxima peaking from January to March at 28 °C (82 °F) with a…

Average elevation: 777 m

Kampung Periuk

Malaysia > Kuala Lumpur > Kuala Lumpur

Average elevation: 47 m

Table Mountain

South Africa > Western Cape > City of Cape Town > Cape Town

Table Mountain is at the northern end of a sandstone mountain range that forms the spine of the Cape Peninsula that terminates approximately 50 kilometres (30 mi) to the south at the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point. Immediately to the south of Table Mountain is a rugged "plateau" at a somewhat lower elevation…

Average elevation: 583 m

Limpopo

South Africa

Average elevation: 887 m

Reitz

South Africa > Free State > Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality > Nketoana Local Municipality

Reitz is located in the north-eastern part of the Free State province, 300 kilometres (190 mi) north-east of Bloemfontein and 180 kilometres (110 mi) south of Johannesburg. It lies roughly halfway between the towns of Bethlehem and Frankfort, at an elevation of 1,630 metres (5,350 ft).

Average elevation: 1,648 m

Palatka

United States > Florida > Putnam County

Average elevation: 8 m

Pella

South Africa > Western Cape > City of Cape Town

Average elevation: 226 m

Lake County

United States > California

Lake County has a Mediterranean climate with hot summer daytime temperatures in its lower elevations. Nighttime temperatures remain cool year-round, somewhat moderating average temperatures and relieving the summer heat.

Average elevation: 550 m

Bloemfontein

South Africa > Free State > Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality

Situated at an elevation of 1,395 m (4,577 ft) above sea level, the city is home to approximately 520,000 residents and forms part of the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality which has a population of 747,431. It was one of the host cities for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Average elevation: 1,374 m

Free State

South Africa

The Free State is situated on a succession of flat grassy plains sprinkled with pastureland, resting on a general elevation of 3,800 feet only broken by the occasional hill or kopje. The rich soil and pleasant climate allow for a thriving agricultural industry. With more than 30,000 farms, which produce over…

Average elevation: 1,499 m

Uxbridge

United States > Massachusetts > Worcester County

The town is 30.4 square miles (79 km2), of which 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), or 2.74%, is water. It is situated 39.77 miles (64.00 km) southwest of Boston, 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Worcester, and 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Providence. Elevations range from 200 feet (61 m) to 577 feet (176 m) above sea…

Average elevation: 115 m

Batea

Spain > Catalonia > Terra Alta

Average elevation: 366 m

Priorat

Spain > Catalonia

Average elevation: 448 m

Benifallet

Spain > Catalonia > Baix Ebre

Average elevation: 230 m

Eeklo

Belgium > East Flanders > Eeklo

Average elevation: 5 m

Reigate and Banstead

United Kingdom > England > Surrey

The softer Greensand Ridge which is parallel to the south breaks up in the middle of the borough, forming the Redhill basin and various mounds around Reigate before continuing in both directions at higher elevations, see the Greensand Way. The Mole forms a section of the western border of the borough down to…

Average elevation: 105 m

Móra la Nova

Spain > Catalonia > Ribera d'Ebre

Average elevation: 81 m

Tortosa

Spain > Catalonia > Baix Ebre

Average elevation: 250 m

la Torre de l'Espanyol

Spain > Catalonia > Ribera d'Ebre

Average elevation: 201 m

Rasquera

Spain > Catalonia > Ribera d'Ebre

Average elevation: 262 m

Ascó

Spain > Catalonia > Ribera d'Ebre

Average elevation: 188 m

Benissanet

Spain > Catalonia > Ribera d'Ebre

Average elevation: 133 m

Eeklo

Belgium > East Flanders > Eeklo > Eeklo

Average elevation: 5 m

Mount Kenya

Kenya > Embu > Manyatta

The glaciers on Mount Kenya are retreating rapidly. The Mountain Club of Kenya in Nairobi has photographs showing the mountain at the time of the first recorded ascent in 1899, and again more recently; the retreat of the glaciers is very evident. Descriptions of ascents of several of the peaks advise the use…

Average elevation: 4,556 m

Serranía de Ronda

Spain > Andalusia

There are limestone escarpments, cork forests and fields of wheat and sunflowers. Numerous small rivers cross the landscape. The climate is generally dry and hot in summer, with mild spring and autumn seasons. Winters can be very cold, particularly at night, and snow is not uncommon at the higher altitudes.…

Average elevation: 628 m

Cabell County

United States > West Virginia

Average elevation: 236 m

Northern Cape

South Africa

Average elevation: 969 m

Sanger

United States > California > Fresno County

Sanger is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 26,617 at the 2020 census, up from 26,617 at the 2020 census and 18,731 at the 2000 census. Sanger is located 13 miles (21 km) east-southeast of Fresno, at an elevation of 371 feet (113 m).

Average elevation: 111 m

Santa Caterina

Italy > Lombardy > Sondrio > Valfurva

Average elevation: 2,152 m

Gravelotte

France > Grand Est > Moselle

Average elevation: 301 m

Caujac

France > Occitania > Haute-Garonne

Average elevation: 238 m

Venango County

United States > Pennsylvania

Average elevation: 430 m

Anacapa Island

United States > California > Ventura County

West Anacapa is the largest and highest islet, rising to an altitude of 930 ft (283 m) at Vela Peak, also known as Summit Peak 2. East and Middle Anacapa have fairly level areas at their tops. Middle Island reaches an altitude of 325 ft (99 m) and East Island is 250 ft (76 m) at its highest point. All three…

Average elevation: 4 m

Bouin

France > Pays de la Loire > Vendée

Average elevation: 1 m